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an air movement that is blowing toward something (such as a ship or an airplane) as it moves forward
Stiff headwinds caused the flight to take longer than expected.
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Recent Examples of headwinds
According to Martins, being diversified helps buttress the company against macro headwinds, and the various business units of JHSF share many of the same customers.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Layoffs can occur for many reasons; while they can be viewed as a signal about how companies view economic headwinds, the reasons may also be more localized to individual companies amid restructuring or plans to maximize profits.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Whether leaguewide revenue growth gains more momentum over the coming years is unclear, given some headwinds for things like regional broadcasting rights, per Sportico.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Be Brave in a Contrarian Moment Skeptics are seeing political headwinds and fearing weak returns left and right.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
But advertisers have begun to cut back on ad spending in the face of macroeconomic headwinds and trade uncertainty.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the group faces constant headwinds in Washington making any changes to federal gun laws.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Kentucky set to lose more farms and farmland Trade conditions, input costs, and other economic headwinds could accelerate existing trends in Kentucky, including staggering losses of family farms and farmland.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent reports suggest that each side of that mandate has encountered headwinds.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Layoffs can occur for many reasons; while they can be viewed as a signal about how companies view economic headwinds, the reasons may also be more localized to individual companies amid restructuring or plans to maximize profits.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Whether leaguewide revenue growth gains more momentum over the coming years is unclear, given some headwinds for things like regional broadcasting rights, per Sportico.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Be Brave in a Contrarian Moment Skeptics are seeing political headwinds and fearing weak returns left and right.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
But advertisers have begun to cut back on ad spending in the face of macroeconomic headwinds and trade uncertainty.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the group faces constant headwinds in Washington making any changes to federal gun laws.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Kentucky set to lose more farms and farmland Trade conditions, input costs, and other economic headwinds could accelerate existing trends in Kentucky, including staggering losses of family farms and farmland.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent reports suggest that each side of that mandate has encountered headwinds.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headwinds
winds
Noun
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When its winds reach 74 mph, the storm officially becomes a hurricane.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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With maximum sustained winds of 90 mph, the hurricane is moving east-northeast at 30 mph.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Headwinds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headwinds. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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